英語語言學(xué)期末考試試卷及答案(共5頁)

1、精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔-傾情為你奉上英語語言學(xué)期末考試試卷第一部分 選擇題I. Directions: Read each of the following statements carefully. Decide which one of the four choices best completes the statement and put the letter A, B, C or D in the brackets. (2%X10=20%)1. Saussures distinction and Chomskys are very similar, but they differ in tha

2、t _.A. Saussure took a sociological view of language while Chomsky took a psychological point of view B. Saussure took a psychological view of language while Chomsky took a sociological point of viewC. Saussure took a pragmatic view of language while Chomsky took a semantic point of viewD. Saussure

3、took a structural view of language while Chomsky took a pragmatic point of view2. Language is a system of _ vocal symbols used for human communication.A. unnatural B. artificialC. superficial D. arbitrary3. We are born with the ability to acquire language, _. A. and the details of any language syste

4、m are genetically transmittedB. therefore, we neednt learn the details of our mother tongue C. but the details of language have to be learnt. D. and the details are acquired by instinct 4. A(n)_ is a phonological unit of distinctive value. It is a collection of distinctive phonetic features.A. phone

5、 B. allophoneC. phoneme D. sound5. The morpheme ed in the word “worked” is a(n) _ morpheme.A. derivational B. inflectional C. free D. word-forming6. WH-movement is _ in English which changes a sentence from affirmative to interrogative.A. obligatory B. optional C. selectional D. arbitrary7. Naming t

6、heory, one of the oldest notions concerning meaning, was proposed by _.A. Grice B. PlatoC. Saussure D. Ogden and Richards8. “John married a blond heiress.”_ “John married a blond.”A. is synonymous with B. is inconsistent withC. entails D. presupposes9. In semantic analysis of a sentence, the basic u

7、nit is called _, which is the abstraction of the meaning of a sentence.A. utterance B. referenceC. predication D. morpheme10. In Austins speech act theory, _ is the act of expressing the speakers intention; it is the act performed in saying something. A. a perlocutionary act B. a locutionary actC. a

8、 constative act D. an illocutionary act第二部分 非選擇題II. Directions: Fill in the blank in each of the following statements with one word, the first letter of which is already given as a clue. Note that you are to fill in One word only, and you are not allowed to change the letter given. (1%×10=10%)1

9、1. P_ relates the study of language to psychology. It aims to answer such questions as how the human mind works when people use language.12. A d_ study of language is a historical study; it studies the historical development of language over a period of time.13. Language is a system, which consists

10、of two sets of structures, or two levels. At the lower level, there is a structure of meaningless sounds, which can be combined into a large number of meaningful units at the higher level. This design feature is called d_.14. The articulatory apparatus of a human being is contained in three importan

11、t areas: the pharyngeal cavity, the o_ cavity and the nasal cavity.15. The localization of cognitive and perceptual functions in a particular hemisphere of the brain is called l_.16. S_ features such as stress, tone and intonation can influence the interpretation of meaning.17. Phrase structure rule

12、s can generate an infinite number of sentences, and sentences with infinite length, due to their r_ properties.18. H_ refers to the phenomenon that words having different meanings are identical in sound or spelling, or in both.19. Some important missions of historical linguists are to identify and c

13、lassify families of related languages in a genealogical family tree, and to reconstruct the p_, the original form of a language family that has ceased to exist.20. In Sociolinguistics, speakers are treated as members of social groups. The social group isolated for any given study is called the speec

14、h c_.III. Directions: Judge whether each of the following statements is true or false. Put a T for true or F for false in the brackets in front of each statement. (2%×10=20%)( ) 21. Linguists believe that whatever occurs in the language people use should be described and analyzed in their inves

15、tigation.( ) 22. Language is arbitrary in the sense that there is no intrinsic connection between words and what these words actually refer to.( ) 23. The conclusions we reach about the phonology of one language can be generalized into the study of another language.( ) 24. The meaning-distinctive fu

16、nction of the tone is especially important in English because English, unlike Chinese, is a typical tone language.( ) 25. The syntactic rules of any language are finite in number, and yet there is no limit to the number of sentences native speakers of that language are able to produce and comprehend

17、.( ) 26. When we think of a concept, we actually try to see the image of something in our minds eye every time we come across a linguistic symbol.( ) 27. All utterances can be restored to complete sentences. For example, “Good morning!” can be restored to “I wish you a good morning.”( ) 28. Two peop

18、le who are born and brought up in the same town and speak the same regional dialect may speak differently because of a number of social factors.( ) 29. Black English is linguistically inferior to standard English because Black English is not as systematic as standard English.( ) 30. Any child who is

19、 capable of acquiring some particular human language is capable of acquiring any human language spontaneously and effortlessly.IV. Directions: Explain the following terms. (3%×10=30%)31. parole:32. broad transcription:33. allophones: 34. phrase structure rules: 35. context36. Historical Linguis

20、tics:37. standard language:38. linguistic taboo:39. acculturation:40. care-taker speech:V. Answer the following questions. (10%×2=20%)41. Enumerate three causes that lead to the systematic occurrence of errors in second language acquisition and give your examples.42. English has undergone treme

21、ndous changes since its Anglo-Saxon days. Identify the major periods in its historical development and name major historical events that led to the transition from one period to the next.參考答案第一部分 選擇題I. Directions: Read each of the following statements carefully. Decide which one of the four choices

22、best completes the statement and put the letter A, B, C or D in the brackets. (2%×10=20%)1. A 2. D 3. C 4. C 5.B 6. A 7. B 8. C 9. C 10. D第二部分 非選擇題II. Directions: Fill in the blank in each of the following statements with one word, the first letter of which is already given as a clue. Note that

23、 you are to fill in One word only, and you are not allowed to change the letter given. (1%×10=10%)11. Psycholinguistics12. diachronic13. duality14. oral15. lateralization16. Suprasegmental17. recursive18. Homonymy19. protolanguage20. communityIII. Directions: Judge whether each of the following

24、 statements is true or false. Put a T for true or F for false in the brackets in front of each statement. (2%X10=20%)( T ) 21. Linguists believe that whatever occurs in the language people use should be described and analyzed in their investigation.( T ) 22. Language is arbitrary in the sense that t

25、here is no intrinsic connection between words and what these words actually refer to.( F ) 23. The conclusions we reach about the phonology of one language can be generalized into the study of another language.( F ) 24. The meaning-distinctive function of the tone is especially important in English

26、because English, unlike Chinese, is a typical tone language.( T ) 25. The syntactic rules of any language are finite in number, and yet there is no limit to the number of sentences native speakers of that language are able to produce and comprehend.( F ) 26. When we think of a concept, we actually t

27、ry to see the image of something in our minds eye every time we come across a linguistic symbol.( F ) 27. All utterances can be restored to complete sentences. For example, “Good morning!” can be restored to “I wish you a good morning.”( T ) 28. Two people who are born and brought up in the same tow

28、n and speak the same regional dialect may speak differently because of a number of social factors.( F ) 29. Black English is linguistically inferior to standard English because Black English is not as systematic as standard English.( T ) 30. Any child who is capable of acquiring some particular huma

29、n language is capable of acquiring any human language spontaneously and effortlessly.IV. Directions: Explain the following terms. (3%X10=30%)31. parole: It refers to the realization of langue in actual use. It is concrete and varies with context.32. Broad transcription is the transcription with lett

30、er symbols only. It is the transcription normally used in dictionaries and teaching textbooks.33. Allophones are the different phones that represent a phoneme in different phonetic environments.34. Phrase structure rules are the rewrite rules which allow for the possible combination of words to form

31、 phrases and sentences.35. Context is generally considered as constituted by the knowledge shared by the speaker and the hearer. 36. Historical linguistics studies language change ( or historical development of language). 37. Standard language is a superposed, socially prestigious dialect of languag

32、e. It is the language employed by the government and the judiciary system, used by the mass media and taught in educational institutions.38. Linguistic taboo refers to a word or expression that is prohibited by the “polite” society from general use.39. Acculturation is a process of adapting to the culture and value system of the second language community.40. It is simple and modified speech used by parents,